Gagitodes sagittata
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| name = Marsh carpet
| image = Gagitodes sagittata.jpg
| taxon = Gagitodes sagittata
| authority = (Fabricius, 1787)
| synonyms =
- Perizoma sagittata (Fabricius, 1787)
- Perizoma sagittatum (Fabricius, 1787)
}}
Gagitodes sagittata, the marsh carpet, is a moth of the family Geometridae. The species was first described by Johan Christian Fabricius in 1787. It is found in eastern Asia, including Japan, Korea and China and in central and northern Europe. It is sometimes included in the genus Perizoma
[[Image:Buckler W The larvæ of the British butterflies and moths PlateCXLIII.jpg|thumb|140px|left|Figs.
1,1a larvae after final moult]]
The wingspan is 26–34 mm. The moth flies from June to August depending on the location.
The larvae feed on Thalictrum species.Peder Skou {{google books|cdwUAAAAIAAJ|The Geometroid Moths of North Europe (Lepidoptera: Drepanidae and Geometridae)|page=136}}
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External links
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- [http://www.ukmoths.org.uk/species/gagitodes-sagittata/ Marsh Carpet at UKMoths]
- {{cite web |last=Savela |first=Markku |url=http://www.nic.funet.fi/pub/sci/bio/life/insecta/lepidoptera/ditrysia/geometroidea/geometridae/larentiinae/perizoma/#sagittata |title=Perizoma sagittata (Fabricius, 1787) |website=Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms |accessdate=May 9, 2019}}
- [https://web.archive.org/web/20170305193114/http://www.faunaeur.org/full_results.php?id=445102 Fauna Europaea]
- [http://www.lepiforum.de/lepiwiki.pl?Gagitodes_Sagittata Lepiforum e.V.]
- [http://www.schmetterlinge-deutschlands.de/ergebniseinzel.php?ko1=&fw1=1516&kr1=&name1=&deutsch1= Schmetterlinge-Deutschlands.de] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111005152410/http://www.schmetterlinge-deutschlands.de/ergebniseinzel.php?ko1=&fw1=1516&kr1=&name1=&deutsch1= |date=2011-10-05 }}
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Category:Moths described in 1787
Category:Taxa named by Johan Christian Fabricius
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